Manager - Finance Controlling

DHL Global Forwarding; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DHL Global Forwarding is seeking a Manager– Finance (Business Controller) in Mumbai. You will oversee business controlling, profitability analysis and steering logic adoption across product and operations partnerships.

Role requires strong accounting, variance analysis, budgeting and cross-functional leadership to deliver timely financial insight and drive process improvements globally.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of Finance processes for accounting and controlling.
• Experience in global projects with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a changing environment.
• Knowledge of Freight Forwarding / Logistics Industry.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Business Controlling and support Steering Logic implementation.
• Review financials and product profitability; coordinate with product/operations for adjustments.
• Conduct customer profitability reviews and provide transparency to key stakeholders.
• Month-end analysis for customers, trade lanes and product performance; assist CFO to close books on time.
• Prepare and present monthly reporting and financial presentations; coordinate with country teams.
• Contribute to Global/GSC projects and Steering Logic initiatives.

Skills

Variance analysis

P&L analysis

Budgeting

MS Excel

Power BI

Education

Masters / Professional degree in Finance

Tools

Forwin

Crest

Qlik dashboards

Power BI

MS Access

Job description

Job Title:

Manager– Finance (Business Controller)

Job Location:

Mumbai

In this role, you will have the opportunity to participate, analyse, & shape Business / Product Controlling and Steering Logic concept.

• Sick File / Product monitor Dashboard

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for Business Controlling and support Steering Logic implementation

Operations Reporting Controller:

• Operational Accounting / Product Controlling:
• Critically Review and Analyse Financials and Job profitability and co-ordinate with the Product / Operations to initiate necessary adjustments
• Conduct Customer Profitability reviews and provide transparency to key stakeholders
• Month End Analysis: Customer, Trade Lane, Product analysis and support Product and CFO to close the books on time
• Conducts business review meetings with key stakeholders on Month end Reporting, Forecasting and Budgeting.
• Oversees and reports on the financial findings and performance resulting from the Business Operations during the reporting period
• Monitors and Measures Product performance, Target achievements, drives root-cause analysis on KPI’s such as Product / Station / File profitability, Cost of Sales, variance analysis, GP/EBIT conversion, productivity, etc.
• Actively coordinates and reviews loss making customers and loss-making countries and ensure proper follow-ups with respective parties for improvement actions.
• Provides accurate and timely financial analysis, performance related reporting and relevant financial information to management.
• Coordinates and supports in preparing and reviewing Budget activities
• Analyses issues and suggests enhancements in existing financial and operational processes
• Performs diverse duties depending on the dynamic needs of the organization and its members
• Prepares and submits monthly reporting and financial presentations to management and coordinate with countries for the same
• Ensures all group timelines to be met without exception.
• Contributes to and leads Global/ GSC Projects.
• Supports Steering Logic Concept implementation
• Flow to Forwin Reconciliation
• Sick File / Product monitor Dashboard
• Implement GP Optimization or Revenue Leakage Metrics

System & Tools Knowledge:

• Good to have knowledge of Forwin, Crest and Qlik dashboards

Functional Experience:

• Excellent understanding of Finance processes – for accounting and controlling in particular
• Possess knowhow and experience to assess changes in the process design to enable best-in-class controlling processes across the globe
• Previous experience being a part of or leading a complex Global Project with cross functional stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and in a changing environment
• Ability to work independently, manage own time and tasks
• Possess knowhow and experience on Freight Forwarding / Logistics Industry

Technical Skills:

• Accounting knowledge (Masters / Professional degree)
• Variance analysis, ability to identify, analyse and provide comments and highlight call for action
• P&L and BS financial analysis
• Reports & Data Analysis
• Regular use of analytical skills, using a hypothesis driven approach. Manages multiple reports independently and uses analysis data to accurately predict the future course of action and identify alternative solutions
• Advanced MS office
• Frequently works with spreadsheets and skilled at advanced functions (e.g.MS Access, Excel, PPT, Thinkcell,Qlik)
• Creates Power BI Dashboard or any other visual dashboard representation will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of VBA Macro and process automation (optional)

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills
• MS Excel skills
• Presentation and communication skills
• Proactive and able to work under pressure
• Strong customer orientation (able to build and manage a successful business partnership)
• Constructive challenge (able to stand up for their ideas/beliefs and challenge for the better)
• Able to propose solutions, resolve problems and facilitate decision making
• Strong proficiency with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Efficiently managing multiple financial tasks, especially during peak periods such as Month/Quarter close.
• Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.